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THOUSANDS of daredevils have been risking their lives mucking about on train tracks - coming within moments of being bludgeoned by high-speed trains.

Heart-stopping footage shows people standing or walking in the path of trains before scrambling to safety micro-seconds before being hit.

A person in a blue coat can be seen on the track as the train hurtles towards the platform
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A person in a blue coat can be seen on the track as the train hurtles towards the platform
Luckily they manage to pull themselves to safety microseconds before the train speeds into the station
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Luckily they manage to pull themselves to safety microseconds before the train speeds into the station

The numbers of reckless people trespassing on Britain's railway lines has hit an all-time peak, with an average of one incident every hour, new figures show.

Network Rail said the main reason people trespass on lines was actually to take a short cut.

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Paralympic basketball star Simon Munn lost his leg after being hit by a train while trying to take a shortcut home from the pub.

Simon, who was 22 at the time, said: "As I crossed the track I got my foot caught.

In other shocking footage, a person is seen messing around on the tracks and swinging their legs over the side
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In other shocking footage, a person is seen messing around on the tracks and swinging their legs over the side
A high-speed train flashes past just moments after the thrill-seeker swings their legs out of its way
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A high-speed train flashes past just moments after the thrill-seeker swings their legs out of its way

"I don't know how long I was there, but I heard the train coming. I couldn't move.
"Trains moving that fast can't stop in time to miss you and they can't swerve. It's too late by then.
"I spent the next few weeks in hospital and had to have my leg amputated.
"Now I really know what the cost of trespassing and taking short cuts can be. I was lucky it wasn't my life."

Another clip shows a young person on the tracks as a train approaches
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Another clip shows a young person on the tracks as a train approaches
The group manage to get out of the way of the train in another near-miss
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The group manage to get out of the way of the train in another near-miss

Last year, there were 8,265 trespassing incidents - an 11 per cent increase from 2015 - with 115 killed over the past five years.

Just under half of those were under 25.
The figures are the highest since records began in 2007.

Another shocking clip showed a daredevil lying down on tracks and allowing a train to speed over him.

Network Rail's head of public and passenger safety Allan Spence said: "Every April we see a huge rise in the number of people taking a risk on the rail network and it's worrying that these numbers seem to be going up.

"Britain has the safest railway in Europe but still too many people lose their lives on the tracks.

"The dangers may not always be obvious but the electricity on the railway is always on and trains can travel up to 125mph, so even if they see you, they can't stop in time.

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